PhD
Finance
The Finance group at MIT Sloan delves into the study of markets for real and financial assets, emphasizing the practical applications of modern financial theory widely adopted by Wall Street and corporations. Students gain a robust understanding of foundational theories and acquire the tools necessary for conducting both theoretical and applied research. After completing coursework in microeconomics and macroeconomics, students tailor their research programs with faculty guidance, often contributing to and expanding on faculty research. Notable faculty members include Hui Chen, whose research intersects asset pricing and corporate finance; Deborah Lucas, known for her work on public sector financial management; and Maryam Farboodi, who explores the economics of big data and its impact on financial markets.
Research from Finance Faculty
Setting an Example for US Service Members, Veterans at MIT Sloan
The MIT Sloan School of Management has established the Michael Ernst Memorial Fellowship to honor the legacy of Michael T. Ernst, SFMBA ’22.
4 areas where companies need AI guardrails
To avoid redundant investments, applications that don’t scale, and unexpected costs and risks associated with AI, organizations should determine where oversight is likely to have the greatest impact.
Pushing the Boundaries of Integrated Capital Strategies
Foundations are uniquely positioned to catalyze the integrated capital movement - enabling the field of systemic investing and capital orchestration to expand. This report serves as a starting point.
Alexandre Jacquillat named faculty director of MIT Sloan’s Master of Business Analytics degree program
Building on a decade of leadership in data science and AI, the program connects industry with MIT Sloan research, faculty, and students through a consortium and a hands-on capstone project.
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Full-Time Faculty
Paul Asquith
Gordon Y Billard Professor of Finance
Paul Asquith is the Gordon Y Billard Professor of Finance and a Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Asquith is a specialist in corporate finance and a media source for the field of corporate finance and control, including…
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Hui Chen
Nomura Professor of Finance
Hui Chen is the Nomura Professor of Finance and a Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management. His research focuses on asset pricing and its connections with corporate finance. Chen is particularly interested in the interactions…
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Taha Choukhmane
Albert F. (1942) & Jeanne P. Clear Career Development Associate Professor in Global Management
John C. Cox
Nomura Professor of Finance, Emeritus
John Cox is the Nomura Professor of Finance, Emeritus at the MIT Sloan School of Management. A leading authority on corporate finance and finance theory, Cox has developed an inter-temporal financial model broad enough to include the fundamental…
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Example PhD Thesis Topics
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Mariia Tiurina (2026)
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John Wilson (2026)
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Quentin Batista (2025)
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Fiona Paine (2025)
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Maya Bidanda (2024)